Prince Yevgeny Petrovich Obolensky (russian: Евге́ний Петро́вич Оболе́нский, – ) was a Russian officer from the

Obolensky {{For, the rural localities in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, Obolenskoye The House of Obolensky (russian: Оболенский) is the name of a princely Russian family of the Rurik dynasty. The family of aristocrats mostly fled Russia in 1917 during the ...

family, one of the most active participants in the

Decembrist revolt The Decembrist Revolt ( ru , Восстание декабристов, translit = Vosstaniye dekabristov , translation = Uprising of the Decembrists) took place in Russia on , during the interregnum following the sudden death of Emperor Al ...

.Декабрист Евгений Оболенский о подготовке восстания на Сенатской площади
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Biography

Yevgeny Obolensky was born in family of Prince Pyotr Nikolaevich Obolensky (1760–1833), the future governor of Tula. He was educated at home. At first, he served in the military together with his younger brother Konstantin. In March 1814, they entered the 1st training squadron of the Life Guards Artillery Brigade; on 14 October 1817 they were transferred to the Life Guards

Pavlovsky Regiment Pavlovsky Guard Regiment (russian: Павловский лейб-гвардии полк) was a Russian Imperial Guard infantry regiment. It was formed out of 2 battalions of the Moscow Grenadiers in November 19, 1796. They were given the title ...

. Obolensky was a supporter of the unification of the Northern and Southern Societies, and conducted negotiations on this in 1824 with

Pavel Pestel Colonel Pavel Ivanovich Pestel (russian: Павел Иванович Пестель; in Moscow – in Saint Petersburg) was a Russian revolutionary and ideologue of the Decembrists. Early life Pestel came from a Lutheran family of Saxo ...

. He was elected chief of staff on the eve of the uprising, and on 14 December 1825, commander of the insurgent forces instead of Sergei Trubetskoy, who failed to show up. In the course of the uprising, Obolensky was arrested and imprisoned in the

Peter and Paul Fortress The Peter and Paul Fortress is the original citadel of St. Petersburg, Russia, founded by Peter the Great in 1703 and built to Domenico Trezzini's designs from 1706 to 1740 as a star fortress. Between the first half of the 1700s and early 1920s i ...

on December 15 after murdering General

Mikhail Miloradovich Count Mikhail Andreyevich Miloradovich (russian: Граф Михаи́л Андре́евич Милора́дович, sh-Cyrl, Гроф Михаил Андрејевић Милорадовић ''Grof Mihail Andrejević Miloradović''; – ...

. Obolensky was condemned to deprivation of his princely title and on 10 July 1826 he was sentenced to life imprisonment; on 21 July 1826 shipped to

Siberia Siberia ( ; rus, Сибирь, r=Sibir', p=sʲɪˈbʲirʲ, a=Ru-Сибирь.ogg) is an extensive geographical region, constituting all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has been a part of ...

. Even before his arrival on 27 August 1826 in

Irkutsk Irkutsk ( ; rus, Иркутск, p=ɪrˈkutsk; Buryat language, Buryat and mn, Эрхүү, ''Erhüü'', ) is the largest city and administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. With a population of 617,473 as of the 2010 Census, Irkutsk is ...

, the term of penal servitude was reduced to 20 years. Together with Aleksandr Yakubovich,Евгений Петрович Оболенский — российский офицер
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Usolye-Sibirskoye Usolye-Sibirskoye ( rus, Усолье-Сибирское, p=ʊˈsolʲjə sʲɪˈbʲirskəjə) is a town in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Angara River. Population: History It was founded in 1669 under the name ''Usolye'' ...

salt plant, but on 6 October 1826, he was returned to Irkutsk and on 8 October, he was sent to the Blagodatsky mine. On 20 September 1827 he was sent to the Chita prison, where he arrived on September 29, suffering from

scurvy Scurvy is a disease resulting from a lack of vitamin C (ascorbic acid). Early symptoms of deficiency include weakness, feeling tired and sore arms and legs. Without treatment, decreased red blood cells, gum disease, changes to hair, and bleeding ...

. On 8 November 1832, the term of penal servitude was reduced to 15 years, and on 14 December 1835 to 13 years. After serving the penal term, Obolensky was exiled to

Kaluga Kaluga ( rus, Калу́га, p=kɐˈɫuɡə), a city and the administrative center of Kaluga Oblast in Russia, stands on the Oka River southwest of Moscow. Population: Kaluga's most famous resident, the space travel pioneer Konstantin Tsiol ...

. There, he engaged in social activities. He took part in the preparation of the

Emancipation reform of 1861 The emancipation reform of 1861 in Russia, also known as the Edict of Emancipation of Russia, (russian: Крестьянская реформа 1861 года, translit=Krestyanskaya reforma 1861 goda – "peasants' reform of 1861") was the first ...

. Having requested for permission to live in Moscow, his first petition was rejected on 15 December 1857. The second petition was granted on 2 April 1861. Obolensky died in Kaluga on 10 March 1865. He was buried at Pyatnitskoye Cemetery.Крестьянка рожала князей…
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Восстание декабристов и программные документы

Музей декабристов

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